NEW YORK, N.Y. – Sophomore midfielder Maddie Barkate scored four goals, sophomore Callie Hem had three goals and two assists, and junior captain Grace Hulslander had a four point game (three goals, assist) to lead Harvard women's lacrosse (5-6, 3-2 Ivy) to a 14-8 win at Columbia (2-10, 0-4 Ivy).
 
Sophomore Chloe Provenzano made three saves in net to earn her fifth win of the year, and senior captain Olivia Gill had a standout defensive game with six caused turnovers and three ground balls.
 
Harvard jumped out to a 4-0 lead, only to see Columbia rally to tie the game at 6-6 before halftime.
 
Barkate scored twice in the opening quarter, her second goal coming with 5:16 to play into the top corner from in close off a great pass from Hem to make it 4-0. Senior Charlotte Clark stopped a Columbia run, scoring with one second left on the game clock to make it 5-2 after 15 minutes.
 
Columbia would score four goals in the second quarter, interrupted by Caroline Mullahy's second goal of the game at 8:55 of the frame on a free position shot, as the game was tied at 6-6 after 30 minutes of play.
 
But three straight goals for the Crimson in the latter stages of the third quarter helped Harvard pull away for good. Hem cut inside through two defenders and fired a low shot into the net at 7:23, then scored her third of the game on a free position shot into the top corner at 5:40 to make it 8-6. Grace Hulslander's run to the middle for a man up goal at 3:15 made it 9-6.
 
Harvard then opened the fourth quarter with five straight goals to pull away for good, with Hulslander and Barkate each scoring a pair of goals during the run to solidify the win for the Crimson.